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(June 7, 2024) U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Clark Shifflet, 305th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron flying crew chief, ensures a safe start for a U.S Air Force C-17 Globemaster III engine start at Yokota Air Base, Japan in support of Valiant Shield 2024, June 7, 2024. Exercises such as Valiant Shield allow the Indo-Pacific Command Joint Forces the opportunity to integrate forces from all branches of service and with our allies to conduct precise, lethal, and overwhelming multi-axis, multi-domain effects that demonstrate the strength and versatility of the Joint Force and our commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Keegan Putman)